09/05/2007 16:00:00
Letter: Cannabis is not a hard drug and does not kill
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Norwich police are congratulating themselves for "seven successful raids
in Norwich alone over the past fortnight resulted in 11 arrests and the
seizure of about 2,000 cannabis plants": ("Police pledge to end drugs
misery", Evening News, 7 May)
The drugs misery referred to appears to be "the latest Government
figures show that during 2005, 60 people in the county suffered
drug-related deaths - a rise from just 34 in 2003.", mentioned in the
same article.
I fail to understand what drug-related deaths have to do with cannabis
plants? Not one single person In Norfolk or anywhere else has died due
to a cannabis plant!
What will these raids achieve? The police hope it will disrupt the
supply, yet that has never happened in the past. What it is doing, if
anything, is increase potential profits for importers of possibly
contaminated cannabis like the "grit-weed", covered with ground glass of
all things, that has cropped up across Britain since the police started
targetting cannabis growers - a massive threat to health.
And where and when supplies are disrupted, many may turn to drink and /
or hard drugs that DO KILL.
All that at massive cost to the public. Just think! If cannabis was
legalised, it would separate the supply from hard drugs, enable consumer
protection and quality control, as well as accurate, credible advice for
users.
AND, not only would it save the taxpayer millions, it would also raise
revenue through taxation on profits. Everyone will win.
Alun Buffry
Legalise Cannabis Alliance
PO Box 198
Norwich
NR3 3WB
Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12542
Author:
Evening News: Norwich via UKCIA
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